No Guts, No Glory: Yesayan Moves to Armenia
Catherine Yesayan’s message to me a few days ago came as a shock: “This will be my last e-mail to you,” she wrote. “I’ve rented my house and am ready to face a new phase […]
Catherine Yesayan’s message to me a few days ago came as a shock: “This will be my last e-mail to you,” she wrote. “I’ve rented my house and am ready to face a new phase […]
JAVAKHK, Georgia—A local Armenian activist who had recently aligned himself with Georgia’s opposition party was arrested on June 24 and charged with fraud, reported the Arm-Info news agency. Georgy Mkhchyan was working in the campaign […]
In the town of Berd in northern Armenia’s Tavush province, a group of women knit little arms and legs, strawberry-shaped torsos, round heads, and half-moon ears and snouts. When all the pieces are stuffed and […]
By Lianna Hakobyan I remember the unforgettable 20 days I spent in May 2001 in a place behind the ocean—in Boston, Mass., in the United States, where life seemed to be something else. Only 20 […]
TORONTO, Ontario—On June 10, the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) of Canada “Simon Zavarian” Chapter hosted an information session in Toronto regarding recent environmental and social rights violations in Armenia. The event focused on the deforestation […]
WASHINGTON–The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and the Genocide Education Project (GenEd) have teamed up with internationally renowned publisher Doubleday Books to spotlight New York Times Bestselling author Chris Bohjalian’s upcoming novel on the […]
NEW YORK (A.W.)–Weekly contributor Lori Cinar recently had the chance to interview Tamar Kaprelian, a budding singer-songwriter originally from Arizona whose new album, “California,” was released on June 19. Read on to find out about […]
A Clear Observation You always hide just in the middle of the limelight. … G.B. Shaw to T.E. Lawrence, who had complained of press attention Inscription on a Tombstone Erected to the memory of […]
By Meg Sullivan An award-winning young historian has been selected to fill a chair originally occupied by retired UCLA historian Richard Hovannisian, who is widely regarded as the world’s dean of Armenian studies. Sebouh David […]
A Congressional committee adopted an amendment last month that would suspend U.S. foreign aid to any country hosting a visit by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Members of Congress intend to isolate this brutal leader and […]
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